Wire hoop for barrels



'(No Model.)

0. M. POND.

WIRE HOOP FOR BARRELS. No. 372,638. awted Nov. 1, 1887.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ORLANDO M. POND, OF INDEPENDENCE, IOWA.

WIRE HOOP FOR BARRELS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 372,638, dated November1, 1887.

Application filed August 29,1887. Serial No. 248,180.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ORLANDO M. POND, of Independence, in the county ofBuchanan and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in wire Hoops for Barrels, Buckets,&c.; and I do herebydeclare the following to bea full, clear, and exact description oftheinvention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itpertains to make and use it, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, which form part of this specification.

My invention relates to an improvementin wire hoops for barrels,buckets, 8a).; and it consists of a wire hoop having its ends twistedsecurely together, and having one or both of its ends bent so as to forma hook,the ends extending toward the center of the hoop, but just evenwith or slightlyoutside of the inner surface of the coil or twist or thewire itself, all of which will be more fully described hereinafter.

The object of my invention is to provide a hoop which is made from asingle piece of wire, having its ends twisted securely together in sucha manner that the hoop will not expand when being forced upon thebarrel, and to bend the ends, as hereinafter described, so that they maynot interfere in any manner with the driving or pressing of the hoopinto the desired position, and that they may be driven into the barrelafter the hoop has been forced into place.

Figurelis a perspective of a hoop embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is aplan View of a modification.

In forming this hoop A the two ends are twisted together, preferably bythe means shown in Fig. 1,which consists of the two coils B. Instead ofthe two coils or twists B, however, if deemed desirable, but one coil,A, may be made, as shown in Fig. 2. Either of the above forms of twistholds the hoop securely against slipping or expansion when being forcedinto position upon the barrel 0r bucket. The ends of the wire are bentinto the hooks O,which extend outward at right angles to the circle ofthe hoop, and have their extreme ends to extend inward just even with orslightly in the rear of the inner surfaces of the two coils B, as shownin Fig. 1, or just even (N0 model.)

with or slightly outside of the inner surface of the hoop itself, asshown in Fig. 2. By having the ends of the hooks 0 even with or in therear of the coil or hoop itself, as shown, the hoop can be driven orpressed upon the barrel to any desired degree without the pointsinterfering in the least by coming in contact with the barrel, as hasbeen the case in wire hoops constructed for this purpose heretofore. Bycombining the rigid coil or coils B and the hooks O, I overcome all ofthe objections to which wire hooks as before constructed are subjected.Neither the coil nor the hook is effected in any manner, no matter howgreat a strain is brought upon them, when being driven or pressed intoposition, and as the hooks extend at right angles to the circle of thehoop but one blow of a hammer is required to compress the hooks O anddrive the points into the object,when the hoop is held securely againstslipping off or becoming loose in any manner.

As the wire is held securely against any expansion,it will not benecessary to form grooves in the barrel or bucket around which itisbeing placed in order to hold it in the desired position around thebarrel While it is being drawn tight and the points being driven in, ashas been necessary heretofore.

Having thus described my invention, I claim- 1. A wire hoop having itsends securely fastened together by one or more coils or twists, andhaving one or both of its ends formed into hooks extending outwardtherefrom, the ends of. which extend inward, so as to be driven into thebarrel around which it passes, substantially as and for the purposeshown and described.

2. A wire hoop having the rigid coilsBand the hooks O, the ends of thehooks extending inward just flush with or slightly outside of the innersurface of the hoop, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signaturein presence of two witnesses.

ORLANDO M. POND.

' Witnesses:

H.W. HovEY, E. A. GRIMWOOD.

